Hastings Donnan The Queen's University of Belfast Thomas M. Wilson Professor of Anthropology,Binghamton University

• List of Maps and Figures, Acknowledgements, Preface, 1. Introduction: Borders, Nations and States, 2. Borders and Boundaries in Anthropology, 3. Other Approaches to Borders, Nations and States, 4. The Symbols and Rituals of Power, 5. The Subversive Economy, 6. Border Crossings and the Transfonnation of Value and Valuers, 7. Body Politics, 8. Conclusion: Border Cultures and the Crisis of the Nation-State, Bibliography, Index

Impressive work on an increasingly important topic. Choice A masterly survey and synthesis of the social science scholarship on the issues entailed in problematising borders and boundaries. It is destined to become a classic of the genre. Social Anthropology The book helps to further our understanding of the nation and state, migrant labour, ethnic and national identity, the gendering of borders and border conflicts, with the nation state affected by the threats of regionalism and ethno-nationalism on the one hand and supranationalism on the other. The Times Higher

Hastings Donnan The Queen's University of Belfast Thomas M. Wilson Professor of Anthropology,Binghamton University

• List of Maps and Figures, Acknowledgements, Preface, 1. Introduction: Borders, Nations and States, 2. Borders and Boundaries in Anthropology, 3. Other Approaches to Borders, Nations and States, 4. The Symbols and Rituals of Power, 5. The Subversive Economy, 6. Border Crossings and the Transfonnation of Value and Valuers, 7. Body Politics, 8. Conclusion: Border Cultures and the Crisis of the Nation-State, Bibliography, Index

Impressive work on an increasingly important topic. Choice A masterly survey and synthesis of the social science scholarship on the issues entailed in problematising borders and boundaries. It is destined to become a classic of the genre. Social Anthropology The book helps to further our understanding of the nation and state, migrant labour, ethnic and national identity, the gendering of borders and border conflicts, with the nation state affected by the threats of regionalism and ethno-nationalism on the one hand and supranationalism on the other. The Times Higher

Hastings Donnan The Queen's University of Belfast Thomas M. Wilson Professor of Anthropology,Binghamton University

• List of Maps and Figures, Acknowledgements, Preface, 1. Introduction: Borders, Nations and States, 2. Borders and Boundaries in Anthropology, 3. Other Approaches to Borders, Nations and States, 4. The Symbols and Rituals of Power, 5. The Subversive Economy, 6. Border Crossings and the Transfonnation of Value and Valuers, 7. Body Politics, 8. Conclusion: Border Cultures and the Crisis of the Nation-State, Bibliography, Index

Impressive work on an increasingly important topic. Choice A masterly survey and synthesis of the social science scholarship on the issues entailed in problematising borders and boundaries. It is destined to become a classic of the genre. Social Anthropology The book helps to further our understanding of the nation and state, migrant labour, ethnic and national identity, the gendering of borders and border conflicts, with the nation state affected by the threats of regionalism and ethno-nationalism on the one hand and supranationalism on the other. The Times Higher